According to the National Meteorological Service (SMN), four provinces of Argentina present a red alert due to high temperatures. The districts mentioned by the SMN where the heat can reach up to 41 degrees Celsius are Salta, Chaco, Formosa and Corrientes. The weather The devastating characteristic of summer also causes the launching of orange and yellow alerts, that is, of less intensity.
The red alert decreed by the dangerous weather It is located in the north of the province of Salta, the entire Chaco, half of Formosa and the northeast of Corrientes. specific areas affected They are the districts of Salta Yungas de Oran, Iruya, Santa Victoria, General José de San Martín and Rivadavia; the northeastern Chaco territories of Almirante Brown and General Güemes; Bermejo, Ramajo, Ramón Lista and Patiño in Formosa and the Berón de Astrada, Empedrado, General Paz, Itatí, Mburucuyá, Saladas, San Cosme and San Luis del Palmar from Corrientes.
Between the recommendations reported by the SMN as far as the Red alert regards, they find continuous hydration even if they are not thirsty, being able to to drink by the relentless weather up to four liters of water per day, avoid sugary drinks and coffee, wear light clothes (dark colors absorb more heat energy), do not expose yourself to the sun during the period of greatest heat reception, being between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. 00 hours, in case you are forced to go out, use accessories such as hats and glasses as well as sunscreen.
orange and yellow alert
The red alert has the characteristic of being able to affect not only the groups most sensitive to strong heat, made up of infants, newborns and the elderly, but also healthy adults. The orange alert, for its part, of less danger will affect this Saturday the regions of Entre Ríos, Santa Fe, the rest of Formosa and the missing portion of Corrientes.
In this case, special attention should be paid to the previously mentioned risk groups, since temperatures will reach 31 degrees Celsius in Concepción del Uruguay and Colón, but in San Javier, central and eastern Santa Fe they will reach 35 degrees. . Continuing in a decreasing manner, the yellow alert was launched for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, northeast of the province of Buenos Aires, west of Entre Ríos, south of Santa Fe, Misiones, Jujuy, center of Córdoba, Santiago del Estero and center and west of Salta.
